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What is occupational therapy?

Medically reviewed by Forest Miller, OTR/L Key Takeaways Occupational therapy helps people do everyday tasks on their own. It ...
Occupational therapists focus on enabling people to do what they want and need to do in their everyday lives. Some people use the abbreviation OT for occupational therapy. In this article, we explain ...
The Adults Doing Life Skills Clinic serves adults who have diagnoses such as mild, moderate and severe intellectual impairments, cerebral palsy, brain injury, epilepsy, autism and other developmental ...
Telehealth is available for clients who are needing to isolate for any reason or who would prefer this mode of treatment. My name is Suzanne and I have a passion for working with older adults who are ...
Arthritis treatment may include physical therapy and/or occupational therapy. People with arthritis often have stiff joints-- largely because they avoid movements that can increase pain. By not moving ...
Occupational therapists and physical therapists may see similar types of patients, but they each have unique skills. Depending your type of injury or pain, your physician will refer you to an ...